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Suez, Total partner to recycle used cooking oil

Xinhua, December 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

French water and waste management group Suez and French oil giant Total on Tuesday announced a ten-year agreement to process used cooking oil into bio-fuel.

According to the agreement, Suez will supply 20,000 metric tons of used cooking oil a year to Total and the oil will be processed into bio-fuel at Total's La Mede bio-refinery which is located in the southeast of the France, the two French groups said.

The partners noted that their alliance will increase the amount of used oil collected by over 20 percent. Currently, about 45,000 metric tons of used cooking oil out of an estimated total surpassing 100,000 metric tons is collected in France.

Suez will also deploy a nationwide oil collection and recycling system suitable for all types of producers, from consumers to the agri-food businesses. The oil will be transported to La Mede for preliminary treatment in a filtration unit built by Suez. Endite